Carboy



March 13, 1934. M. ANDERSEN CARB OY Filed March 22, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l B I v horney March 13, 1934. M. ANDERSEN CARBOY Filed March 22, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fg. l

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A@ f4 V// M M A mJenor Jzrvz 12491-5622 M W Harney Patented Mar. 13, 1934 *UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CARBOY Martin Andersen, Brighton, N. Y.

Application March 22, 1932, Serial No. 600,483

6 Claims.

Another object of the invention is to provide Y asmall box that interlocks ,with the top of the carboy and covers the neck and mouth of the bottle.

115 Another object of the invention is to build up .25 rubber cushion pads on the diagonal braces on which the bottle can rest.

Another object of the invention is to provide uprightsliding posts adapted to make between the triangular corner braces and the bottle, said '30 posts each having atongue at the bottom adaptedto engage the recess in the end of one of the diagonal braces. rubber plugs which are adapted to engage the sides of the bottle and hold it in place, the upperplug of each post havinga stern projecting through on the other side and engaging the groove at the top of the triangular corner brace 'with a sliding engagement.

These and other objects of the invention will `befully illustrated in the drawings, described in the specication and pointed out in the claims `at the end thereof.

In the drawings,

Figure l is an upright'sectional view on the line 1m la; of Figure 3.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2:1: 2:1: of Figure 3, the sliding posts being omitted from said iigure. 50 Figure 3 is a top plan view of the box with the cover in place.

Figure 4 is a topplan view of the box with the cover removed.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of one of the upright vsliding posts.

These posts are provided withv Figure 6 is a vertical` section on the line 6:1: 6:1: of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a top plan view .of one of -the diagonal braces at the bottom of the box.

Figure 8 is a section on the yline ,8.1: 8a; of ,60 Figure '7.

Figure 9 is a vertical section on the line 9:1: 9m of Figures 3 and 4, showing the'upper corner of the box and the cover `and the lockingfdevice for the cover. `0,5

Figure 10 is a section `on the line 10a: 10x-of Figure 3.

`Figure l1 is a detailed view of one of the triangular corner braces modiiied Figure 12 is a side elevation of a modiedform YD of 'the sliding posts, adapted to be used with the part shown in Figure 11.

Figure 13 is a detailed view of the locking device shown in Figure 9.

Figure 14 is a detailed View of the cross piece J6 which is used for unlocking the cover of the carboy.

In the drawings, like reference `numerals indicate like parts.

In the drawings, reference Anumeral 1 indi- B0 Cates the "bottom of thebox made up of one or more pieces of wood and having `the cross bars or feet 2 and 3 on thebottom thereof. A piece of water proof paper 4 and 5 is provided between these feet and the bottom of the 85 box. From the bottom of the box, arises the triangular corner braces 6, 7, 8.and9. Onthe bottom of the box are provided the diagonal braces 10 and 11. These diagonal bracesare cut away as shown at 12 `in Figure :2 so that;90 the middle part of the onewill nest in the middle part of the other.

Two sides of the box are made up of the short boards 13, 14, 15 and 16 andare attached to the triangular corner braces 6, '7, 8 and 9196 on the two sides of the box and the `longer boards 17, 18, 19 and 20 are attached `to triangular corner braces on the other two sides of the box. At the top, the last two named sides of the box, are filled by boards of double thick- `100 ness 21, 21 shown at the top of Figure 1. These boards 21 are made with an undercutgroove 22 that can be engaged by the tongue 23 formed on the two sections or halves of the top of the box, that can be pushed in from adjacent sides 105 of the box. In this way, these two halves Aof the top of the box are securely locked to the sides of the box. The two halves of the cover of the box are shown in Figure f3 where they are marked 25 and26. 110

' or a nail compressing the rubber stem 42.

As stated above, the edges of these cover sections are each formed with a tongue that is adapted to engage with a groove on the top member 21 of the side of the box as shown in Figure 9. These two cover sections 25 and 26 are cut away at the center to form a circular opening 28, one half of such opening being provided in each box cover section. These cover sections 28 are cut away on a bevel on each side of the circular opening to form an undercut groove 29 in which can engage the tongues 30 that are formed on the bottom of the two thick sides of the box cap, 31, see Figure 10. The two sections of the cover, slide toward the center or toward the neck of the bottle when it is in place and when the outer edges come together, they leave an opening surrounding the neck of the bottle. The undercut grooves 29, 29 are adapted to engage a tenon formed on two sides of the cap 31 that interlocks therewith so that when the two sections of the cover are brought together in place, they will interlock with the tenons 30 formed on the two thick sides of the cap 31 and lock it securely in place.

In Figures 5 and 6, I have shown the upright sliding posts 32 that are used in connection with the triangular corner braces 6, '7, etc. that are built at Yeach of the upright corners of the box. On the bottom of each of these posts 32 is provided a tongue 33 which is adapted to engage in the recess 34 formed at each end of the corner braces 10 or 11 shown in Figure 4. These braces 10 and 11 are slotted as shown in Figure '7 and are adapted to receive the rubber vplugs 35 shown and used therein on which the bottom of the bottle rests. As indicated at 36, the central parts of the corner braces 10 are out away to receive a similar cut away part of the cross bar 11. Y

As'shown in Figure 9, the upright side board 21 is cut away to form a horizontal sliding groove 38 that is adapted to receive thetenen 39 onthe edge of the cover. When the cover is in place, an upright locking bolt 40 is provided in each corner post, which bolt engages nils the bottom of the 'hole and grips it and thereby holds the stem 42 and bolt 40 from falling out if the box is turned over. The locking bolt A40 can be pressed down by a pin This releases the sliding cover 25 so that it can be pulled away from the neck of the bottle, there- `by releasing the small box which covers the mouth and neck of the bottle.

In Figure 14, I have shown a yoke 45 having two pins 46 and 47 that are adapted to penetrate the holes 48, 43 in the cover section by which both of the locking bolts 40 that lock one of the sliding cover sections 25 and 26,

may be released simultaneouslyz'to permit the engages with the slot 50 in the triangular corner brace. The lower plug 51 has its stem cut off fiush with the surface of the sliding post.

When the wooden box is assembled, the bottle is set in place on the rubber pads 35, 35 and the sliding posts 32 are then pushed down between the triangular corner braces and the bottle with the pads 51, 51 exposed toward the bottle. The stems 52 engage in the grooves 50 and serve to lock Vthe sliding posts 32 securely between the corner braces and the bottle.

The two sections 25 and 26 of the top are then partly brought together and the box 31 Vis then inserted in place over the mouth of the bottle and the two sections of the top are then closed in on each other engaging with the cap and locking it in place as shown in Figure 10, at the same time being locked in place as shown in Figure 9.

In Figure 11, I have shown the modified form of the triangular corner posts in which the groove 50A, runsv from the top to the bottom of the post and in such case, the plugs 51 and stem 52, are used at both the bottom and the top of the sliding posts 32.-

't will be seen from the foregoing that there are no nails or other metal parts exposed on the insidev of the' carboy, where they could be acted on by acid which would eat them or rust l them out quickly. Y

It will also' be seen that the carboy can be easily inspected and easily taken apart and put together again suic'ient for the purpose of all ordinary repairs.

I claim:l

l. In a carboy, the combination of a box having sides, dovetailed grooves cut in two opposite sides of the box near the top thereof, two equal cover sections each having beveled edges adapted to engagewith saidgrooves and adapted to be inserted therein from opposite sides of the box, said cover sections being adapted to meet in the middle of the box, each of said cover sections being cut away on the meeting edges to form a circular opening between them adapted' to receive the mouth 'of Ythe bottle, said cover sections being cut away on opposite sides of the meeting edges to form a dovetailed groove on each side of such circular opening and radial therewith, a rectangular boxlike cap adapted to cover the top of the'bottle, said cap having tenons on the bottom of two opposite sides thereof adapted to engage with the dovetail grooves formed in the two cover sections and interlocked therewith and being held thereby.

2. In a carboy, the combination of a base, upright triangular corner braces arising from the base, sides of the box fastened to said corner braces, horizontal braces extending diagonally across the bottom of the box engaging with said upright corner braces, said carboy being adapted to holdra bottle, spacing posts adapted to be inserted between the upright triangular corner braces and the bottle, said horizontal braces having a recess at each end thereof, each of said spacing posts having a tongue on the lower end thereof adapted to engage with one of said recesses, cushion plugs provided on said spacing posts adapted to bear against the bottle.

3. In a carboy, the combination of a base, upright triangular corner braces arising from the base, sides of the box fastened to said corner braces horizontal braces extending diagonally across the bottom of the box engaging with said upright corner braces, said carboy being adapted to hold a bottle, spacing posts adapted to be inserted between the upright triangular corner braces and the bottle, said horizontal braces having a recess at each end thereof, each of said spacing posts having a tongue on the lower end thereof adapted to engage with one of said recesses, cushion plugs provided on said spacing posts adapted to bear against the bottle, a groove in said corner post, a stem on the rear end of one of said cushion plugs adapted to engage in the groove on the corner post.

4. In a carboy, the combination of a box having sides, dovetailed grooves cut in two opposite sides of the box near the top thereof, two equal cover sections each having beveled edges adapted to engage with said grooves and adapted to be inserted therein from opposite sides of the box, said cover sections being adapted to meet in the middle of the box, an upright locking bolt carried in the top of one of the corner posts, means for normally holding it at the top of its movement, an opening in one of the cover sections with which said bolt is adapted to engage to lock the cover section in closed position from below.

5. In a carboy, the combination of a box having sides, dovetailed grooves out in two opposite sides of the box near the top thereof, two equal cover sections each having beveled edges adapted to engage with said grooves and adapted to be inserted therein from opposite sides of the box, said cover sections being adapted to meet in the middle of the box, an upright locking bolt carried in the top of one of the corner posts, means for normally holding it at the top of its movement, a large opening in one of the cover sections with which said bolt is adapted to engage to lock the cover section in closed position from below, a small opening above said large opening in said cover section communicating with said bolt through which the bolt can be pushed down to release the cover section.

6. In a carboy, the combination of a box having sides, dovetailed grooves cut in two opposite sides of the box near the top thereof, two equal cover sections each having beveled edges adapted to engage with said grooves and adapted to be inserted therein from opposite sides of the box, said cover' sections being adapted to meet in the middle of the box, an upright locking bolt carried in the top of each of the corner posts, means for normally holding said bolts at the top of their movement, large openings in each of the cover sections with which said bolt is adapted to engage to lock the cover section in closed position from below, a small opening above said large opening in the cover section communieating with said bolt through which the bolt can be pushed down to release the cover section, a yoke having two pins thereon adapted to enter two of said holes and push down two of said bolts at a time.

MARTIN ANDERSEN. 

